Soon after the Qingling City Fair ended, Yeyang participated in the auction of the Chamber of Commerce again, and exchanged all the heavenly and earthly treasures that he didn't need for the Medicine King and the Holy Medicine, refining the medicinal liquid of Quenching the Body Peiyuan, and resuming his normal retreat cultivation.

Yeyang has already made a plan, in the days of Taihuang Mountain, he will push his cultivation to the peak of the first level, and when he goes to the Heavenly Demon Kingdom, he will strive to advance to the middle level of the Chongmai Realm, and challenge Bai Qizhi in the Chaos Demon City, and he will also have a greater certainty of winning.

Time passed quickly unconsciously, the day of the refining conference came quietly, half a month before the conference really began, Yeyang and Ge Xiaoyan got ready, left Qingling City, and took the escort team arranged by Ge Chunqiu to march towards the home of the competition.

In the valley at the foot of the main peak of Taihuang Mountain, at the junction of the Leiling Mountains and the Ciling Mountains, the mountains and forests within a radius of more than 20 miles have been cleaned up in advance and turned into a flat and open valley.

Tall trees were uprooted, uneven earth and stones were forcibly bulldozed, solid stone walls appeared silently, and lonely watchtowers towered, and the future refining trials of the Nine Spirit Clan would be carried out here.

In late spring, there is always frequent rain, in order not to affect the interest of the competition, the Jiuling clan found someone to observe the weather, and the competition was carried out for half a month, the weather was sunny and cloudless.

Even if God rises temporarily, and wants to come to an unexpected rain, he can't help but be full of sorrow, the Nine Spirits Clan has its own violent means to erase the untimely dark clouds and help the old people "be happy".

The valley, surrounded by strong walls, is divided into two parts, one side is full of wooden and stone buildings, separated by bluestone paved roads, where the night rests.

On the other side is a flat open-air square, every ten zhang of the place, there is a stove, equipped with a stone platform for striking iron, the underground is connected to the fire vein, is the place of the competition, surrounded by trapezoidal seats.

The lower floors of seats are made of granite and are provided free of charge to ordinary clan visitors, and the top two floors are carved from green oka wood, one for several judges and holy masters, and one for receiving VIPs and friends.

The Thunder Spirit Mountain Range is shrouded in clouds all year round, and the roaring thunder resounded at the foot of the mountaintop, and the thick clouds rolled and roared, not the normal form of thunder and lightning, but the naturally bred thunder spirit fire, full of violent thunder rules.

The weapon forged with the thunder spirit flame is the natural carrier of the thunder power, and the attack power is full of destructive power, and it is sought after by the thunder attribute cultivators, even if it is not a part of the thunder attribute demon clan, they also like the forbidden weapon forged by the thunder spirit.

The Magnetic Spirit Mountain Range is not more famous than the Lei Ling Mountain Range, and there is also a unique place as a branch of the Nine Spirits, the soil and stone on the mountain are rich in pure natural magnetism, and the underground magnetic ore resources of the mountain range are very rich, and there is a huge Yuan Ci Mountain at the top of the mountain.

Magnetic spirit fire was born in the depths of Yuanci Mountain, and the weapons forged with the magnetic spirit fire in the mountain will be attached to a very strong magnetic field force, and most of the iron appliances have a strange restraint ability, and are deeply loved by formation masters from all walks of life.

Obviously, it only takes half a month to travel, and the curious Night Emperor runs around, making various delays along the way, checking the surrounding terrain and scenes, and collecting special specimens to commemorate, and it drags on for twenty days.

Fortunately, in the first few days of the refining conference, there was no value in coming forward to brush his face, there were not many viewers in the knockout tournament, and he was not worried about the negative impact of being late, when the Yeyang team arrived, only five of the Eight Vein Mountain Lords came, and Ge Chunqiu was nowhere to be found.

The competition in the trial square was orderly, the crowd was scattered everywhere, and there was no sense of urgency in the competition, and the knockout rounds were held from the first day to the eighth day, with the second two days being the semi-finals and the final five days.

After the team arrived at the resting complex, Ge Xiaoyan went to check the status of the competition, if there were newcomers from foreign clans who performed well, they could be drawn to the Jiuling clan in advance, and Yeyang, who had nothing else to do, could only play against Zhou Gong in the room.

After resting for two days and two nights, Yeyang, who had finished grooming, hugged the little wolf, left the wooden house where he was resting, and went for a walk in the surrounding square, the number of people was much more than two days ago, and the Lord of the Eight Veins Mountain came two more, but Ge Chunqiu still did not arrive.

The night sun was bored and strolling in the trial square, the neatly arranged stoves spewed out raging flames, and the embryos of weapons rolled in the flames, burning until they were red and then beaten on the stone platform, and the invisible edge gradually diffused in the air.

On the Qinggang wooden chair that arranged the shade wooden shed, Yeyang took the scroll handed by Ge Xiaoyan and checked the specific situation of the refining conference, there were more than 2,600 trialists participating, and seventy percent of the knockout competition would be deleted, and only six hundred people remained.

The remaining 600 people participate in the semi-finals, and another 400 people will be eliminated, and only 200 people will participate in the finals, the top 100 will be rewarded, and the top 10 will be able to climb to the main peak.

The elimination rules of the preliminary round of the refining conference require the trialist to refine a standard sword within three hours with the material patterns provided by the Nine Spirit Clan, and the grade must reach the lower grade of the king rank.

The elimination rule of the semi-finals is to forge a standard long knife within five hours, and the grade requirement is the middle grade of the king rank. Such a rule is also a big challenge for a mid-grade refiner of the royal rank.

The rules of the final competition are more flexible, the Nine Spirits provide various materials for free, and the trialists just need to do their best to refine their satisfactory works, and determine the final ranking according to the grade and quality of the works.

Just experienced three days of preliminary elimination, at this time the trial square is full of people, is the most lively time during the competition, the night sun drinks cool juice, feel the hot atmosphere below, a slightly familiar figure, suddenly

Then came into view.

In the corner of the trial square, a burly young man, wearing the robe of the side line of the Nine Spirit Clan, with his naked and thick arms, held an iron hammer, and struck the sword on the stone platform, sonorous and powerful, and sparks splashed everywhere.

The burly young man is young, he should not be more than three hundred years old, he has the cultivation of the peak of the Chong Pulse Realm, and the alchemy technique has also reached the king level, and it is worth cultivating with all his strength in any top race.

But compared to the other Tianjiao of the Jiuling Clan, the burly young man looked down, his face was covered with light cyan stubble, his messy hair was broken off at the shoulders, and the clan robe on his body was shabby and yellow, which could be compared with the original Lao Ge.

The burly young man with a sloppy corner is none other than the nephew of the former young master of the Jiuling clan and the former patriarch Ge Qingyun, Ge Ba.

Yeyang and Ge Ba are not familiar and acquainted, but they have met a few times in the Chaos Demon City and the Hanging Space, and they have fought a few times in the Disaster Realm because of each other's different camps, and they have fought a few times against each other, which is very unpleasant.

Seeing that the enemy was in a depressed situation at that time, Yeyang did not gloat at all, but there was some inexplicable sadness for the death of the rabbit and the fox, the former pride of the Nine Spirits Clan, fell to the current field, and it is not surprising that he is also a genius, and he feels the same way.

Ge Ba has had a bad time over the years, the God and Demon Dynasty was defeated, the former patriarch became a sinner, and the faction as the patriarch was not completely purged, and the clansmen were also relegated to a side line, and were rejected and targeted by other clansmen.

In fact, Ge Ba's cultivation talent is good, but his refining talent has always been mediocre, when Ge Qingyun was the patriarch of the Nine Spirits, he was able to get support to become a young master, and the current patriarch Ge Chunqiu succeeded to the throne, he valued the refining talent of the clansmen, and never cared about how he cultivated.

Ge Ba, who has an ordinary talent for refining weapons, is not as good as a demon saint in his own cultivation, and his life has been difficult in recent years, his relatives and friends have been targeted by his clansmen, and his status in Taihuang Mountain is low, even inferior to the guest of foreign clans.

Ge Ba came to participate in the refining conference, but also hoped to stand out, if he could receive the attention of the refining saint master, be accepted as a disciple by a certain holy master, and find a new backer to protect and support, the situation of relatives and friends in the clan could also be improved.

It's a pity that his refining level is really not high, and the sword of the king's rank in the knockout competition has already made him feel a lot of pressure, the dense sweat on his forehead can't stop flowing, and the muscles all over his body are tense to tremble, and he hasn't stopped the rhythm of thrashing.

Under the gaze of the night sun, Ge Ba thrashed for half an hour, without interruption or rest in between, making him exhausted, trembling violently up and down, and successfully forging the embryo of the sword.

But at the time of the final inscription, Ge Ba, who lacked casting experience, accidentally made a mistake, and the deranged weapon pattern exploded manically, and the formed sword turned into scrap metal, and he himself was injured by the explosion, and one arm drooped weakly.

Refining weapons is never a safe job, Yeyang guessed that Ge Ba would fail, and calculated that he was likely to be seriously injured, and when he thought he would give up, he saw Ge Ba rest for a while, and then hold his injured arm and start the next attempt.

Everyone has two chances in the knockout round, but few people will choose to continue to challenge, after all, as long as they have tasted the taste of the fryer, no one wants to experience it twice in a short period of time, and the Ge Ba, who tried refining again, seemed to attract a lot of attention.

Of course, after knowing Ge Ba's original identity, those eyes with admiration all took it back, as if they hadn't seen anything, and no one wanted to cause trouble.

Seeing Ge Ba devote himself to forging, Yeyang was about to sigh from the bottom of his heart, but the voice of exclamation sounded in his ears first: "The ups and downs, the favor and humiliation are not shocked, the perseverance of this kid's character is impressive, and this tattered alchemy is also worth sighing." ”

Yeyang suddenly followed the sound, and on the Qinggang wooden chair not far away, a young man in a golden robe, ignoring the different eyes around him, sighed to himself, and noticed Yeyang's gaze, before turning his head and smiling kindly.

"Yeyang has seen his predecessors, and he has not thanked his predecessors for their gifts. Yeyang immediately clasped his fists and saluted.

"Bartering and buying and selling is a transaction that you are willing to make, so how can we be grateful? If something is typed, it is used for use, and if it is hidden and tucked away, it is better to waste it. ”

The golden-robed young man swept his eyes over the bracelet, nodded with satisfaction, and then showed displeasure on his face, and said in disgust: "In addition, don't call me senior, seniors are old when you listen to them, I am not much older than you, and if you can afford me Ge Xuanming, you will call me eldest brother!"

Yeyang shook his head and said seriously: "The rules can't be messed up, Xuan Ming is old and old, but I haven't achieved anything yet, and I don't have the capital to talk to the same level, how dare I call the elder brother and brother, it's not too late for him to be called the eldest brother when he becomes famous." ”

"That's right!" Ge Xuanming laughed heartily, and didn't continue to insist: "Then it's up to you, call you elder now, and big brother in the future!"

The two of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, and soon shifted their gaze to Ge Ba in the field, Ge Xuanming spoke: "Ge Ba is not the original Ge Ba, although he had some vitality and talent in the past, but he relied on his force to see no one, and it was difficult to become a big weapon." ”

"Now that he has encountered great ups and downs, it has made his character resolute, and with such perseverance and stubbornness, if he is fully cultivated by the clan, he will inevitably grow to a very high level. ”

"Listening to what Elder Xuan Ming means, is he going to take him under his door?" Yeyang was curious.

"No, no, no, you're thinking too much. Ge Xuanming shook his head: "He is not the material of refining weapons, forcibly cultivating it will only backfire, what I value him is his vitality talent, and it is not impossible to cultivate it and become the protector of Taihuang Mountain in the future."

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"Then I want to congratulate Elder Xuan Ming for discovering such a genius for the Nine Spirit Clan. Yeyang smiled.

"You can't be happy too early, if you want to get the consent of the patriarch and make the clan willing to cultivate Geba, you still need the consent of His Highness. Ge Xuanming said.

"What do you have to do with me?" Yeyang was confused.

"Hehe, it is a well-known thing that His Highness has a good relationship with the patriarch. Ge Ba belongs to Ge Qingyun's faction, and the patriarch has never given up the idea of cultivating, but for reasons of avoiding suspicion, he is afraid of causing the demon to be unhappy, so he has never really implemented it. ”

"I see. Yeyang smiled dumbly: "The God and Demon Dynasty has long since fallen, cultivate the genius of the demon clan itself, how can you avoid suspicion, the Nine Spirit Clan is strong, that is, the demon world is strong, I have no opinion, I also believe in the mind of my father." ”

"With the assurance of His Royal Highness the Prince, this seat is also relieved, I think this kid is going to fail again, or I have to encourage and encourage, otherwise the negative pressure is too heavy, and it will not be good to backfire. ”

Sure enough, Geba's second attempt also ended in failure, he sat on the ground in a daze, staring blankly at the fragment of the sword, and after a long time, he got up lonely and left the square, and did not return to the wooden house where he rested, but turned around and left directly.

Ge Xuanming greeted Yeyang, and also got up and disappeared in place, to bring some hope to Ge Ba, as for how to weigh it, it is not Yeyang's concern, there is Ge Chunqiu in the Jiuling Clan, there is Ge Xuanming, and there is Ge Ba below.

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Six days later, the wooden hut where they rested was empty, everyone arrived at the trial square, the wide stand was crowded with people, and on the two-story high platform cast, the guests of all clans, the magnates of the Nine Spirit Clan, and the Lord of the Eight Veins Mountain were all present.

The remaining six hundred trialists stood in front of their respective furnaces, their eyes fixed on the front of the high platform, the majestic Ge Chunqiu stood in the air, and all the people present bowed and saluted, and said in unison: "See the Nine Spirit Emperor!"

The eight mountain masters, Ge Xuanming, Ge Xiaoyan, and foreign guests, were all like this, and they didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it, Yeyang also got up, hugged his fists and bowed, and his voice was loud: "Yeyang, the prince of the Earth Demon Dynasty, has seen the Nine Spirits Emperor." ”

Why do the big people of the big clans like to run to other places when they have nothing to do, they are keen to participate in various activities, and when each clan holds important events, they will also invite other races to participate, and it is often accompanied by the loss of gifts.

Face brushing, face brushing is the most direct and effective means to enhance the influence of the race, not only to increase their own popularity, but also to help the host family publicity, to promote the friendly development of the two races.

Yeyang's participation in the refining conference was to use the influence of the earth demon to help Ge Chunqiu establish his prestige, and the result was quite significant, and he heard that even the prince of the Earth Demon Dynasty came to give face to the Jiuling clan.

Those races who were invited to watch the ceremony became more and more worshipful of the Jiuling Clan, and the Jiuling Clan's own clansmen became more and more convinced of Ge Chunqiu.

In fact, the scale of the refining conference is not large, and the scope of influence is only a few regions near Taihuang Mountain, and most of the invited guests are the races near Taihuang Mountain.

As for the Earth Demon Dynasty, which is thousands of miles away, they didn't receive the news at all, and they didn't send a team to participate, which is why the appearance of the Earth Demon Emperor will have such a huge impact, and the important reason is nothing more than this.

But in view of the fact that Yeyang traveled alone, no one should reimburse him when he went back, ignoring the rules of gift-giving, and secretly thinking in his heart, the antidote to the spirit erosion insect given before should also be a gift, right?

Ge Chunqiu saw through it and didn't say anything, accepted the salute with peace of mind, hugged his fists at everyone and saluted back, without too much nonsense, he directly announced the start of the refining conference, and after explaining the rules, he returned to the high platform and sat down to watch the performance of the trialists.

The high-level leaders of the Nine Spirit Clan, who knew the inside story, scoffed, but the influence of this matter exceeded estimates, especially among ordinary clansmen, foreign guests, and trialists, which greatly brushed up on Ge Chunqiu's prestige, mainly because of the two silly boys.

Those two silly boys are from the Iron Bull Clan, and they came to the Earth Demon Emperor Dynasty to enter the cultivators, and they signed up for this refining conference, and they all entered the semi-finals. Yeyang has been coming to Taihuang Mountain for so long, and he has never planned to go to see it.

Cangmang Domain and Taihuang Mountain are high and long, the two guys have been thrown in the Jiuling Clan for many years, and they rarely see people from the Earth Demon Dynasty coming, so few that the two of them suspect Niu Sheng, and they almost thought that the people in the clan had forgotten them, but they didn't expect to meet Yeyang here.

The two cows have developed limbs and are simple-minded, and they only thought that it was a surprise arranged by the clan, just to sharpen their hearts, and their hearts were full of emotion, and the joy was unimaginable, and the people around them were rarely quiet.

Such a second push happened quietly, and Yeyang, who knew the truth afterwards, couldn't cry or laugh, and chatted with the two for a long time out of guilt after the game, and sent a lot of refining materials out of his own pocket, but said that it was given to them by the Earth Demon Dynasty.

Only let the two of the Iron Bull Clan guard against arrogance and rashness, and learn alchemy in the Nine Spirit Clan, learning is a long and hard thing, and the suffering they endure now is deep for the glory of returning in the future.

Perhaps it was Yeyang's encouragement that played a role, and the two played exceptionally well in the competition behind them, and they broke into the final top ten with great energy, but unfortunately it was only a ninth and a tenth, but it also exceeded their expectations.

At the top of the list is the descendant of the Nine Spirit Clan's Han Spirit Vein, who has refined a king-level spear, and his own age is about five hundred years old, and he is a well-deserved genius refining king, and it is no surprise that he became the top of the list.